2014 Africa Cup

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14th Africa Cup
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Runner-upFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
2013
2015

The 2014 Africa Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). [1] The tournament, as well as the 2012 and 2013 editions of it, served as the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Contents

Changes from last season

Changes from the 2013 Africa Cup:

Division 1A

Division 1A was held between 26 June and 6 July 2014, at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The winner qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1, and the runner up qualified for the repechage. The competing teams were:

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (22)320113559+7610
2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (30)320110556+4910
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (33)32017350+2310
4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (35)300332180–1480

Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament IRB rankings

Match Schedule [2]

28 June 2014 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg29 22Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  
13:00 (EAT)Try: Humphrey Kayange,
Michael Okombe,
Edwin Achayo,
Andrew Amonde
Con: Lavin Asego 3
Pen: Lavin Asego
Match Report Try: Heinrich Smit 2,
Chrysander Botha
Con: Theuns Kotzé 2
Pen: Theuns Kotzé
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Flag of England.svg Luke Pearce

28 June 2014 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg57 22Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  
15:00 (EAT)Try: Jacques Leitao 4,
Lambert Groenewald,
Riaan O'Neill,
Stephan Hunduza,
Farai Mudariki
Con: Guy Cronjé 6,
Lenience Tambwera
Pen: Guy Cronjé
Match Report Try: Jean de Dieu Rakotonirina,
Jose Rakoto Harison,
Solonirina Rasoanaivo
Con: Jose Rakoto Harison 2
Pen: Jose Rakoto Harison
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Flag of South Africa.svg Lourens van der Merwe

2 July 2014 Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg20 24Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  
13:00 (EAT)Try: Daniel Hondo,
Tangai Nemadire
Con: Guy Cronjé 2
Pen: Guy Cronjé 2
Match Report Try: Penalty try,
Renaldo Bothma,
Rohan Kitshoff
Con: Theuns Kotzé 3
Pen: Theuns Kotzé
Referee: Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Pastrana

2 July 2014 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg34 0Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  
15:00 (EAT)Referee: Flag of England.svg Luke Pearce

6 July 2014 Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg10 28Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  
Match Report Try: Hilton Mudariki,
Riaan O'Neill,
Guy Cronjé
Con: Guy Cronjé 2
Pen: Guy Cronjé 3
Referee: Flag of South Africa.svg Lourens van der Merwe

6 July 2014 Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg10 89Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo, Madagascar  
Match Report Try: Renaldo Bothma 4,
David Philander 2,
Penalty try 2,
Rohan Kitshoff,
Jaco Engels,
Chrysander Botha,
Heinrich Smit,
Johann Tromp
Con: Theuns Kotzé 12
Referee: Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Pastrana

Division 1B

Division 1B was held between 9 and 14 June 2014, in Tunis, Tunisia. The competing teams were:

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 June 2014
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 19
 
14 June 2014
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 21
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6
 
10 June 2014
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 26
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 22
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 14
 
Third place
 
 
14 June 2014
 
 
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 31
 
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 32

Semi-finals

10 June 2014 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg19 21Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia  
10 June 2014 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg22 14Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia  

3rd Place Playoff

14 June 2014 Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg31 32Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia  

Final

14 June 2014 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg26 6Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Stade Municipal, Nabeul, Tunisia  

Division 1C

Division 1C was held between 14 and 21 June 2014, in Gaborone, Botswana.

Morocco were initially supposed to play in Division 1C, but withdrew; they were replaced by South African club side, the 2014 SARU Community Cup champions Rustenburg Impala. [3]

The competing teams were:

PlaceNationGamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1 Flag of South Africa.svg Rustenburg Impala330020136+16515
2Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 320121878+14010
3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 320116168+9310
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 310291126−355
5Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 310261153−925
6Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 300310281−2710

Match Schedule [4]

15 June 2014 Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg17 61 Flag of South Africa.svg Rustenburg Impala University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

15 June 2014 Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg86 0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

15 June 2014 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg20 30Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

18 June 2014 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg61 10Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

18 June 2014 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg17 67Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

18 June 2014 Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg9 54 Flag of South Africa.svg Rustenburg Impala University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

21 June 2014 Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg66 14Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

21 June 2014Rustenburg Impala Flag of South Africa.svg 86 10Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

21 June 2014 Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svg134 0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana  

Division 2

Like in 2013, Division 2 is divided into North and South Groups. The North tournament was conducted under 7-a-side laws (similar to the 2012 tournament), while the South tournament was conducted under 15-a-side laws.

North

The North Group tournament was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 17 and 18 May 2014. The competing teams were:

PlaceNation [5] GamesPointsTable
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 54016757+1013
2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 54019031+5913
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 531110037+6312
4Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 52035755+29
5Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 51135051-18
6Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 300512145-1335

Match Schedule

Preliminary Games

17 May 2014 Mali  Flag of Mali.svg26 5Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg5 12Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0 10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg22 0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Mali  Flag of Mali.svg12 12Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg7 12Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg33 0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg7 26Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg15 7Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg0 40Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg33 0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

17 May 2014 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg12 0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

18 May 2014 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg25 5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

18 May 2014 Mali  Flag of Mali.svg5 7Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

18 May 2014 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg31 7Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

5th Place Playoff

18 May 2014 Mali  Flag of Mali.svg25 12Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

18 May 2014 Mali  Flag of Mali.svg5 5Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

Semi-finals

18 May 2014 Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg10 5Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

18 May 2014 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg8 5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

3rd Place Playoff

18 May 2014 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg10 5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

Final

18 May 2014 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg15 5Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

South

The South Group tournament was held in Kigali, Rwanda in between 3–7 June 2014. The competing teams were:

PlaceNationGamesPointsBonus
points
Table
points
playedwondrawnlostforagainstdifference
1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 21012015+515
2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 210195+404
3Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 2101615-904

Only 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo players arrived for their match against Burundi. A match was played, with DRC winning 20-7. [6] However, Burundi were awarded the match on forfeit, due to DRC only having 11 eligible players available. [7]

3 June 2014 Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg6-15Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Amahoro Stadium, Kigali City, Rwanda  
Pen: Christian Mugabonihera 2 Report Try: Abdul Ngoge,
Benjamin Makombe,
Vincent Kamali

5 June 2014 Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svgBurundi win on forfeitFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Amahoro Stadium, Kigali City, Rwanda  

7 June 2014 Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg5 - 9Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Amahoro Stadium, Kigali City, Rwanda  

See also

References

  1. "CAR 2013 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Confederation of African Rugby. Retrieved 2013-10-18.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. "Regional round-up: Africa & Caribbean champs". IRB. 2014-06-05. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  3. "Cell C Community Cup champions in Africa Cup". South African Rugby Union. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. "Regional round-up: Africa & Caribbean champs". IRB. 2014-06-05. Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  5. "ÉQUIPES PARTICIPANTES" (PDF). Confederation Africaine Rugby. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  6. "Africa Cup 2 South". CAR. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  7. "Rwanda: Silverbacks Qualify for Car Division 3". All Africa. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2014-06-10.